Eye - Hand Coordinating Enhancer

ABSTRACT

This patent application discloses a “Eye-Hand and Body, Coordinating and Enhancing Aid Device,” that strengthens, body balance and coordination, with emphasis on hands, feet, midsection and the eyes, as it relates to increasing quickness and accuracy with coordinated control. The device, may also assist in physical therapy research, through quantitative studies, showing graphic improvements, in a patient&#39;s strength, focus and coordination, through charted forms of exercise, ranging in increasing intensity, the patient undergoes, using the device, which measures the patient improvement, of a designated area of injury.

This patent application discloses a “Eye-Hand and Body, Coordinating and Enhancing Aid Device,” that strengthens, body balance and coordination, with emphasis on hands, feet, midsection and the eyes, as it relates it, increasing quickness and accuracy with coordinated control. The device, may also assist in physical therapy research, through quantitative studies, showing graphic improvements, in a patient's strength, focus and coordination, through charted forms of exercise, ranging in increasing intensity, the patient undergoes, using the device, which measures the patient improvement, of a designated area of injury.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The field of the invention is vast, and ranges from everyday workers maintaining their balance, or who need to maintain their balance, while performing their daily task, to children who play in back yards or out on the parks, as well as, other enthusiast, who exercise or play for enjoyment or who work in any of the perspective fields of exercise or play. This equipment can also be used, as a way, just to enjoy the passing of time, while a user, betters their body's reflexes, balance and enhances their quickness and strength.

2. Description of the Related Art

The related art, ranges, from various types of equipment, that take the form of a bat, created by Blaine Melnyk, with discrete ball striking surfaces; to an item called a “Chaos Ball,” the user catches, to help coordination. Another item is a unit, that a user, steps into, for the ascertaining, of connecting, with a projectile that moves; and, there is an apparatus, that's made for user, to sit in a chair, and place an object, into various different types of slots, for the improvement of the user's eye hand coordination and speed. Still another form of a device in this area is an apparatus, to measure eye-hand coordination of a subject user, via a tablet interfaced with the processor that was created by L. C. Wilkins. However, those inventions do not glow in the dark and they are not very tiny in size. These two differences taken together, help create a beneficial environment, that results, in a way, to make highly skilled improvements, in the user's eye-hand coordination skills.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION OF THE INVENTION

The Invention is a new and useful piece of equipment, for use, in the area, of hand-eye coordination, body balance control, and, the mastering, of the increase, of that control. The apparatus measures, a total of, an inch and a quarter (1-¼″) along it's length; and, it measures one-half (½″) inch, across it's width. The invention is not confined, to a particular shape; but, it is, inhibited by it's size. This is because, if the invention were larger, the difficulty required to control it, would decrease, with this increase of it's size, and, make it easier, to be controlled by it's user. This decreasing is relative in value, to the benefits awarded to the user, that result in an enhancement, of their balance and fitness, that is derived, directly due, to the bodily response of visual conception, when grasping a moving object. This eye-hand coordinator, can come in many different shapes, and, each shape awards the user, a bit of a difference, in the way that it, leaves the vertical surface, on to which it is tossed. Shapes may range from triangular to boxy, as well as, other polygons; but, these shapes are limited, to the predefined length and width specified. This invention is coated, with a phosphorus paint, that allows the user, to gain an additional degree of fitness, due to it, growing in the dark; and, through this attribute, this will increase it's difficulty, of mastery and control, for the eye-hand coordinator, making it more difficult, to connect with, as it deflects from a surface, back towards the user, that is using the device, in the dark.

The invention comes with two (2) boards; one board having the measurement of twenty inches square (20″) and, the other board, having the measurement of fifteen inches square (15″). The invention can be used, with or without, the accompanying eye-hand coordinator complementing boards. Different surfaces will give the device, different to deflections, off any rigid vertical surface. The degree of deflection, varying back toward the user, is a result, of the object's speed and velocity, as the device moves, through space time, hitting the board or other solid vertical surface. Only part of the outer portion, of the boards, are painted with the glow in the dark substance, to cause it to illuminate, in park places, once it is charged with light, from a source of sun or other light.

These illuminated boards, gives the user, a point to aim, and too, it helps develop the user's skills, because, it is being done in the dark. As the invention hits a solid vertical surface, depending upon, the degree of speed, when it sticks that surface, the device leave it's user, in a scurrying action to catch it; or, trying to catch it with a far less hurrying motion. The boards can be covered, in a variety of various textures, each to offer, their own unique, deflection properties, once on the boards, as the device, hits up against them, on a solid vertical structure. These deflections can range, from boomeranging back, in same direction it was tossed, to this device, dropping straight down, to the surface below. After the user tosses, the invention onto any vertical surface, they then attempt, to catch the coordinator, with their hands, or toss it back up against the vertical surface, with their feet, or utilize some other part of their body, to continue with a rhythmic exercise, moving the device, back and forth, up against the vertical surface, that it was tossed or thrown. The utilization of the invention in the dark, too, will increase user's of eye-hand and body coordination.

These board are made from a thin ply of plastic sheeting and is coated with different layers of elastomeric paint, or other materials, which gives it, various consistencies, for it's deflection properties, when struck by the coordinator. The coordinator device itself, can be made, from various materials, that can range from wood, to light forms of plastic.

For the rectangular and triangular shapes, these devices can be cut, from a long thin lengths of material; as well as various other shapes. Once cut, a one-sixteenth inch ( 1/16″) hole, is drilled in each item. These holes are for setting the coordinators, onto an thin spikes, extending from a board, placed there to hold these devices, so they can be painted. After being cut and drilled, any loose debris or protrusions, are removed from the coordinators. They are then placed in a cleaning solution after drying; and, then each coordinator, is set onto a separate spikes, where it will be finished, through the process of sealing and painting after primer, with a glow in the dark color.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of a glow in the dark triangular shape eye-hand coordinator.

FIG. 2 is a perspective drawing of a glow in the dark rectangular shape eye-hand coordinator.

FIG. 3 is a perspective a drawing of a 20″ (twenty) inch square glow in the dark enhancement board.

FIG. 4 is a perspective drawing of the smaller 15″ (fifteen) inch square glow in the dark enhancement board.

FIG. 5 is a perspective drawing that shows how a rough strip of material that can be marked to cut both FIG. 1 's glow in the dark triangular shape eye-hand coordinator and FIG. 2 rectangular shaped eye-hand coordinator.

FIG. 6 is a perspective drawing of a stencil, laid onto the board and is sprayed over with glow in the dark paint, to make the design edges, on eye-hand coordination enhancements boards.

FIG. 7 is a perspective drawing that depicts paper an alternate material for a glow in the dark eye-hand coordinator.

FIG. 8 is a perspective drawing that depicts a strip of 6 mil. plastic, used as an alternate material design for glow in the dark eye-hand coordination devices.

FIG. 9 depicts another design for a glow in the dark paper eye-hand coordinator, which is thrown; but, it also can be used, as a leak detector for plumbing or other areas, when either end is placed upon the area in question.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention as shown in FIGS. 1 through 9 , depict glow-in-the-dark, eye-hand, coordination, enhancement equipment. FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , are some, of it's multifarious shapes. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , device measurements, are not, more than one and one-quarter inches (1¼″), in length, and, one-half inches, (½″) in width. As depicted, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , these items, are cut from a larger piece of material, either wood, rubber, or, other semi rigid type material, and are trimmed, into a finished thickness, of one-half (½″) inch, in depth and, into a breath, of one and one-sixteenth inches (1- 1/16″). During hewing, a strip's overall length, of the rough material, from which to cut individual eye-hand coordination devices, is determined. As shown in FIG. 5 , by arrows #13 and #13 A-B, both rectangular, and triangular shape, coordinator enhancers, can be marked out and cut, from a single strip of material, once appropriately marked. Next, a one-sixteenth inch ( 1/16″) hole, is bored one-quarter inch (¼″), into each of the devices, which is shown as item #2 of FIG. 1 ; and, item #5 of FIG. 2 , placed there, to allow a thin spike that protrudes, from boards surface, so as to hold the inventions, firmly in place, so that they can be for painting and finished.

Once the cutting and drilling are completed, loose ends are removed by sanding; and, unfinished pieces, are soaked in a cleaning solution. Then they are dried. After drying, they are fitted onto the finish board by way of item #2 of FIG. 1 and item #5 of FIG. 2 , which are, one-sixteenth inch ( 1/16″) holes, bored one-quarter inch (¼″), into the devices. White appliance paint is then applied primer. After drying, four (4) coats of a phosphorescent paint color is then applied. After the last coat is dried, (2) coats of clear sealant are sprayed, onto the invention; one coat after the other has dried. Once painting is complete, the glow in the dark eye-hand coordinators/enhancers, are packaged, with two (2) enhancing boards.

The boards accompanying the coordination devices, are depicted in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 . They are identical, except for size. The larger board is depicted as FIG. 3 measures, twenty by twenty inches (20″×20″) in diameter; and, the smaller board, depicted as FIG. 4 measures, fifteen by fifteen inches (15″×15″) in diameter. To construct them, materials which range, from thin plastic, and other synthetic fibrous substances, to wood can be selected. Once material is selected, it is cut the to size; and, loose particles are removed. Next, the boards are cleansed. After cleaning, the rough boards are then covered with an adhesive; and, then the boards are covered with a primer. The primer can be anything from a form of an elastomeric paint, to a garden variety primer found at the hardware store. Then a stiff piece of cardboard, is cut to the size of the two (2) boards, which will be the template for stencils. One will measure twenty by twenty inches (20″×20″) in diameter; and, the other will measure, fifteen by fifteen inches (15″×15″) in diameter. The stencils will line up, over the boards, so that when they are sprayed over, only the outer section of the boards, glow in the dark with phosphorescent paint.

There are eight such sections, on each of the boards. FIG. 6 , item #16 depicts such a space. Four (4) coats of phosphorescent paint are applied to each board. After drying is complete, each of the boards, are covered, with two (2) layers, of clear paint sealant. The boards are packed with coordination enhancers and stowed.

I suggest a variety at least five (5) coordinators accompany these two (2) boards, for user benefit and enjoyment; but, no more than ten (10). I believe that the best way to get this product on the market would be to give away them, to schools, hospitals, old folks homes, stores, other associations and organizations. In return, I would ask them, if they are willing, to hold contest, and may be, have a prize, for the contestants.

Another design that can be used is depicted in FIG. 8 made from 6 mil. plastic in thickness, cut into strips ranging from twelve inches (12″) to thirty-six (36″) inches. These strips are rolled up and then thrown into the air, upward and away from the user, who will run after the strip, trying to grasp it in their hand, hit it with their feet or other parts, of their body. The strips are cut into widths of three-quarters (¾″) of an inch. Once cut, the strips are finished, by removing any loose particles, then cleansed, with a liquid solution; and, dried. After drying, the strips are covered with an adhesive and then, with a primer, on both sides. The primer can be anything, from an elastomeric paint, to a simple garden variety of paint primer. Four (4) coats of glow in the dark paint are then applied; but, only to one side of the strip. After drying, each strip is cover with a clear protective sealant, placed only on (1) side that glows in the dark. This adds to the visual effect of enhancement, for the user; and, helps to strengthen their abilities, to see and grasp items, as they attempt, to catch the device, in the dark.

OTHER EMBODIMENTS AND VARIATIONS

The invention as claimed is not confined to a specific design nor is the enhancement board confined to a specific size. Both the coordinator and board may also be fitted with electronic devices to offer a number of different attractions so as to make the board light up when struct, or when there is a score, to further add to the attractiveness of a user's workout, as well as a way, of using this device, to play any number of different games, with a varied amounts numbers of players. Another alternate material, that can be used, is paper; and, it as depicted, in FIG. 6 , as having, item #16, which is a one-quarter inch (¼″/hole, bored through its center, which helps to speed, the decent of the deice. Paper too, offers a bit of feather action, when left, to free fall, as it floats, down to the ground. This helps to make, it a very difficult, object to grab. It also is one of the few items, that can be used, as a wonderful way to spend time, other than reading, while using the bathroom. However, don't break the china! But, it can be entertaining and challenging as well; and, it allows the user, to gain strength, from doing this exercise, in eye-hand coordination! The embodiment depicted, in FIG. 6 , is a variation of the multifarious designs, that can be used. This device, is not be in excess, of more than two inches (2″) square. Nor is it to be in a length and width smaller than a one inch (1″) square.

This device is also very unique, because, when it is cut into strips in lengths of thirty-six inches (36″), it can also, be glued onto, the uppermost top part, of a standard cammode, with the glow in the dark side, turned outward: and, any excess length can be trimmed away. The device will then allow an outline of the bathroom bowl, to be found in the dark.

Finally, using a piece of paper strip, one foot (1′) long and, one and one-quarter inches (1¼″) wide, you can fold the strip twice, (2) times, along it's length. This fold is to be a little less than one-third (⅓) the total width of the strip, along it's length; and, now, once (1) more, beginning at the end this fold's down the entire length of the strip. Then the small excess that will be left, along is folded onto its length. In the middle, bring the two (2) ends together in a fold, applying a fast drying glue, to bond the device, together, in it's middle. After the device is dried, it's folded portions, are opened, from both of it's ends, back, to the device's middle; but, not, the glued middle section. The result is shown in FIG. 9 .

This device is finish painted, on the side, opposite where it is glued. Once done, the invention can held on fold in the middle, shown in FIG. 9 , item #21, and, thrown away from the user. The object is for the user to chase the device, in an attempt, to catch the invention. This device too, can be used as a way, to check for leaks, by plumber's and other maintenance workers. This is done, by inserting the invention, into a fixture's area in question, it's piping or other place, a leak may be, holding it there, for a few seconds, then removing it. If the unfinished side is wet, there is a indication you may have a leak. 

The invention claimed is:
 1. Eye-hand coordination device of multifarious design accentuated by A. Two accompanying enhancement boards of which one said board's dimensions are 20 by 20 inches in diameter, complemented by a smaller board, having the dimensions 15×15 inches in diameter; which manifest, B. Segments in the board's outline, to glow in the dark, so as to enhance building of balance, stamina; and eye-hand coordination, in the dark, which both said boards have properties, that demonstrate, C. Eye-hand coordinators recoils are affected by said board's surface finish, which may range, from an elastomeric paint, to wood, steel, concrete or other materials; where D. Said boards are not limited, in their size, selected for the invention in this application; and, further claimed is,
 2. A eye hand coordinator measuring no more overall in length than one and one-quarter inches (1¼″) and having a width, of no more than, and one-half inches (1′2″); that are made from solid materials, accentuated by, A. A recoil, too, that is affected by the velocity of speed that it will strike, a solid vertical surface, producing an action causing said user, to scurry to catch device; or, produce less of an action, diminishing the quickness in a user's action, to catch it; whereas, B. A Glow in the dark finish surfacing is created by phosphorescent material covering the overall body of said eye hand coordinator; also, C. A eye hand coordinator of multifarious design, that can be, made of paper, as cited within the Other Variations And Embodiments, having the dimension, of not more than two inch (2″) and not less than, one inch (1″) squares, that's accentuated, by a glow in the dark finish, that is created, by phosphorescent materials, covering the overall body, of said eye hand coordinator; whereas, D. Said eye-hand coordinating device of multifarious design, can be made of paper, and, is further is claimed, to have a rate of descent, directly propotioned to increased, by a hole in it's center, said being one-quarter inch (¼″); whereas, E. A eye-hand coordinator of multifarious design, glows in the dark, only on one (1) side, made of a thin flexible material, can be cut into strips, measuring from twelve inches (12″), to thirty-six inches (36″); and, having a width, that measures from three-quarter inch (¾″) to two inches (2″), which when rolled up, and propelled into the open air, allows it to be ran after in an attempt, to be grasp the material by hand, or contact made with by the foot, or other parts of their body; and, F. A eye-hand coordinator of multifarious design, that glows in the dark, only on one (1) side, when made from thin flexible material, can be cut into strips, one of which is thirty-six inches (36″); and, such strip, when attached, to the uppermost part of a commode's bowl, via an adhesive, having the glow in the dark side, face outward, will allow a commode's outline, to be recognized in the dark, for a bathroom use; whereas, G. A eye-hand coordinator of multifarious design, that glows in the dark, only on one (1) side; and, can be used to detect leaks, when made of paper, cut into a twelve inch (12″) long strip, folded and glued in it's middle; and one (1) of it's ends, is placed in the area in question; still further, H. A eye-hand coordinator of multifarious design, and accompanying boards, that glows in the dark, once charge by sunlight or other varying light source. 